disrupt
verb (used with object)
to cause disorder or turmoil in.
disrupts
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present tense formof disrupt (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Rather than acting like a conventional fast-acting poison, it disrupts the insect's ability to manufacture enough chitin for the next exoskeleton.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
When Rosales writes about cholos, she disrupts caricatures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
“That kind of capability directly disrupts the operational advantage these transnational criminal organizations rely on, and it strengthens our ability to protect both Texas communities and the broader region,” he said in an email.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Russian electronic warfare disrupts the satellite navigation systems in Ukrainian drones, forcing them to drift with prevailing winds or default flight paths, rather than toward their intended targets inside Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
But if a mutation disrupts the function of an enzyme, then the normal gene must specify the information to make the normal enzyme.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
